Reutlingen Theological University
| Reutlingen Theological University | |
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| founding | 1877 |
| Sponsorship | ecclesiastical |
| place |
 Reutlingen
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| state |
 Baden-Württemberg
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| country |
 Germany
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| Rector | Roland Gebauer |
| Students | 65 Status: WS 2014/15 |
| Website | www.th-reutlingen.de |
The Reutlingen Theological University (THR) is an ecumenically and internationally oriented, state-recognized university . It is administered by the United Methodist Church in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, which are part of the worldwide United Methodist Church is.
University
As a state-recognized university, the Reutlingen Theological University has a general educational mandate in church and society and is based on the relevant standards in research, teaching and services.
It is an ecumenically and internationally oriented university. As such, it maintains diverse relationships with universities and churches around the world. The educational offer is open to students from all churches and cultures.
It is the theological college of the United Methodist Church in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, which is part of the worldwide United Methodist Church. As such, it has been training this church since 1858 and, as a theological competence center in Europe, contributes to its development and profile. Their motto is "lived faith - liberated thinking - active love".
The college was accredited on January 28, 2005 and reaccredited for a further 10 years in 2011. The chairman of the Science Council, Professor Peter Strohschneider , underscores the reaccreditation as follows: “In both courses of study, the program fulfills the mission statement of offering practice-oriented and at the same time scientifically sound theological training. The excellent supervisory ratio enables intensive professional support for the students. The diverse cooperation relationships with educational institutions at home and abroad were also particularly appreciated. "
Course offer
Theology (Bachelor and Master)
The range of courses includes a bachelor's degree in "Theology" with a professional qualification and a consecutive master's degree in "theology". Both courses are accredited.
The bachelor's degree course serves to acquire basic knowledge of scientific theology and other non-technical and practical qualifications. It qualifies people for a job as a deacon as well as for other fields of work inside and outside the church.
With the 2020/2021 academic year, the university will be offering the focus on "Social Work and Diakonia" in the theological courses, which will be expanded into a seven-semester Bachelor course with a professional qualification in social work.
The master’s course provides in-depth theological knowledge as well as additional external and practical skills. It qualifies people for pastoral service and other leading activities in church and society.
The course includes the following subjects:
- Biblical Studies: Old Testament
- Biblical Studies : New Testament
- Biblical languages ( ancient Hebrew (AT) and ancient Greek or Koine (NT))
- Church history and ecumenics
- Systematic theology ( dogmatics and ethics )
- Intercultural Theology
- Practical theology
- philosophy
- psychology
- pedagogy
- Speech training
Christian Spirituality in the Context of Different Religions and Cultures (Master)
The extra-occupational master’s degree "Christian Spirituality in the Context of Different Religions and Cultures" was introduced in the 2017/2018 winter semester and is aimed at people who want to deepen their knowledge of Christian spirituality, practice spirituality in practice and, in view of the current plurality of worldviews, want to be more capable of dialogue. This applies to pastoral and diaconal professions in which lived spirituality is part of daily practice, but in a broader sense also to educational, therapeutic and advisory professions. The course is designed for 4 semesters - with attendance times on several weekends.
It comprises the basic modules:
- Introductory module
- Christian spirituality and the Bible
- Christian Spirituality in History and Ecumenism
- Christian spirituality in an intercultural and interreligious context
- The practice of Christian spirituality
As well as the elective modules:
- Christian spirituality from a life history perspective
- Christian spirituality in art and music
- Christian Spirituality and Health
- Christian spirituality and systemic communication
- Christian Spirituality and Fresh X (New Expressions of the Church)
The course is designed for 4 semesters with attendance times on several weekends.
Research priorities
History and Theology of Methodism
The integration of the university into theology and practice of the German free churches results in free church research as one of the main research areas. The main focus of this research is in the area of the Chair of Church History, Methodism and Ecumenics. With the library holdings and the central archive of the UMC, the Reutlingen Theological University has the most extensive holdings of specialist literature on Methodism in the German-speaking area. The university is a member of the European and worldwide Methodist Historical Commission for History and Archives , which sponsor research and publication projects and hold symposia. Regular meetings of the Advisory Board of the Study Group for the History of the Evangelical Methodist Church take place at the Theological University in Reutlingen , which is chaired by the Chair of Church History, Methodism and Ecumenics, in order to promote the research and publication of research results on topics of Methodist history and theology.
Communicating the Gospel in Secular Society
The work in this research area takes place in different sub-disciplines, but especially in the area of practical theology. The "E. Stanley Jones Chair of Evangelism" endowed with third-party funding was set up in 1992 specifically for this research area. The Reutlingen Theological University has one of the three E. Stanley Jones chairs for evangelism theology located outside the USA. Worldwide there are 13 of these chairs supported by the US foundation “Foundation for Evangelism”, whose task includes teaching events and research projects and publications in the (church) sociological , homiletic and cybernetic fields (church development).
Cooperations
The Reutlingen Theological University is in association with other universities of the United Methodist Church around the world. It cooperates with other universities in Germany and abroad and maintains a large number of intra-church and ecumenical contacts.
Cooperation with universities of the United Methodist Church worldwide:
- Instituto Superior Evangelico se Estudios Teologicos, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Universidade Metodista de São Paolo, Brazil
- Wesley College, Bristol, England
- Leonard Theological College, Jabalpur, India
- Africa University , Mutare, Zimbabwe
- Methodist Theological University, Seoul, South Korea
- Duke University , North Carolina, USA
- Wesley Theological Seminary , Washington DC, USA
Cooperation with universities in Germany:
- Evangelical University of Applied Sciences Reutlingen-Ludwigsburg
- Elstal Theological Seminar
- Theological seminary Ewersbach
history
In 1877 the preacher's seminary of the Evangelical Community was founded in Reutlingen . In the course of the church unification of 1968, the training centers of the Episcopal Methodist Church and the Evangelical Community were also merged that year . After the unification, the location was temporarily at the former seat of the Episcopal Methodist Preacher's School in Frankfurt / Main (Ginnheim). In 1971 the company moved to the new or renovated building in Reutlingen. In 1991 the union with the Theological Seminary Bad Klosterlausnitz took place, in which theological training for the Methodist churches in the GDR took place since 1952 .
From 2005 the Theological Seminary in Reutlingen was a state-recognized university of applied sciences. The official title was Theological Seminar Reutlingen - state-recognized college of the Theological Seminar Foundation of the Evangelical Methodist Church .
On October 5, 2008, the name was changed to Reutlingen Theological University .
Directors and rectors since 1968: Karl Steckel (1968–1977), Walter Klaiber (1977–1989), Manfred Marquardt (1989–2001), Holger Eschmann (2001–2007), Jörg Barthel (2007–2013), Roland Gebauer ( since 2013).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.th-reutlingen.de/hochschule/geschichte/
- ↑ http://www.th-reutlingen.de/hochschule/verwaltung/
- ↑ Statistical Reports Baden-Württemberg, State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg, Article No. 3234 15001 B III 1 - j / 15, teaching and education from September 1, 2015 ( memento from October 7, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) at www.statistik.baden-wuerttemberg.de (pdf)
- ^ Scientific Council: Statement on the reaccreditation of the Reutlingen Theological University (THR). January 28, 2011, accessed December 22, 2017 .
- ↑ See statement of the Science Council on the reaccreditation of the Reutlingen Theological University (THR) (PDF 371 kB)
- ^ Wissenschaftsrat: Press release of the Wissenschaftsrat dated January 31, 2011: Four decisions in the institutional accreditation procedure. Retrieved December 22, 2017 .
- ^ Wissenschaftsrat: Background information on Reutlingen Theological University (THR). January 30, 2011, accessed December 22, 2017 .
- ↑ Focus on social work and diakonia. Retrieved June 15, 2020 .
- ^ Scientific Council: Statement on the accreditation of the Reutlingen Theological Seminar. January 28, 2005, accessed December 22, 2017 .
- ^ Scientific Council: Statement on the accreditation of the Reutlingen Theological Seminar. January 28, 2005, accessed December 22, 2017 .
- ↑ Roland Gebauer: Theology for Practice: The Theological Seminar Reutlingen ( Memento from November 21, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), in: Evangelical Theology - Mitteilungen 10/1 (2004) on www.afet.de.
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